Cast your vote: International Oddest Book Title Award
March 11, 2009 By: almostgotit Category: Bookseller.com, Oddest Title of the Year, The Bookseller, humorI am eternally grateful to Karen at Working Girl who reminded me that it’s that time of year again when each of us needs to do his or her civic duty and vote for the Oddest [Book] Title Of the Year.
This year’s finalists:
- Baboon Metaphysics
- Curbside Consultation of the Colon
- The Large Sieve and its Applications
- Strip and Knit with Style
- Techniques for Corrosion Monitoring
- The 2009-2014 World Outlook for 60-milligram Containers of Fromage Frais
Additional titles such as Excrement in the Late Middle Ages and All Dogs Have ADHD were rejected for this final round.
Last year’s winner? The Stray Shopping Carts of Eastern North America: A Guide to Field Identification
Don’t forget to vote at The Bookseller. This year’s winner shall be announced March 27.
March 12th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
I suppose it depends on what is meant by “odd”. The final two items appear to be technical manuals or reports, perfectly legitimate but probably never to be found next to the magazines at Walmart. The first two titles look like they’re deliberately trying to be funny or eye-catching. I like the two in the middle. Although The Large Sieve and its Applications is probably a technical book, it sounds as though it could be about a kitchen gadget, and so gets my vote.
March 12th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
Second title: alliteration run amuck. Please, writers, think before you alliterate!
March 14th, 2009 at 11:54 am
Baboon Metaphysics sounds philosophical. I like that one.